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Kyle Hopkins

Let Kids Rule the School - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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education Independence Project student curriculum pedagogy

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  • Kyle Hopkins on 15 Mar 11
     
    "We want young people to become independent and capable, yet we structure their days to the minute and give them few opportunities to do anything but answer multiple-choice questions, follow instructions and memorize information. We cast social interaction as an impediment to learning, yet all evidence points to the huge role it plays in their psychological development. "
  • Kyle Hopkins on 15 Mar 11
     
    Fascinating opinion piece that describes one school's initiative to combat the traditional way to teach high school students.
Susan Drozd

The Elusive Big Idea - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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NYTimes.com education ideas

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  • Susan Drozd on 17 Aug 11
     
    What the future portends is more and more information - Everests of it. There won't be anything we won't know. But there will be no one thinking about it. Think about that.
Peg Dryden

Amazon to Allow Library Lending of Kindle Books (Updated) - 1 views

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shared by Peg Dryden on 21 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • The Kindle program will support publishers' existing lending models (MacMillan and Simon & Schuster do not have a library ebook lending model). As libraries add ebook titles to their collection, they, too, will be available via the Kindle. The patron only need have a library card and select Kindle as the delivery destination. The Kindle titles will carry the same OverDrive rules and policies as other ebooks. OverDrive said it will protect users' confidential information.
  • The lending will be available for all generations of the Kindle as well as Kindle reading apps, an
  • Peg Dryden on 21 Apr 11
     
    For all the kindle users (all versions) out there, now you can download from the public library using Overdrive! This should flood the libraries with requests. :)
  • Beth Adamczyk on 24 Apr 11
     
    YEAH!!!! How can they do that? Why would they?
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